FreeBSD Trademark Usage FAQ

As long as you’re making the items for yourself, you do not need to seek permission, but you do need to abide by the brand guidelines. See the Terms and conditions. However, if you’re planning on distributing the items – even for free – permission is required.

While the BSD Daemon has been associated with the FreeBSD Project for years, it’s actually designed to represent all the BSDs and not just FreeBSD. The current FreeBSD logo is the official brand for the FreeBSD Project and we ask that you use that to avoid confusion and maintain consistency throughout the community. Should you be interested in acquiring rights to use the BSD Daemon, please contact the trademark owner, Kirk McKusik.

No, as long as you abide by the logo guidelines, you’re welcome to use the logo in your presentation.

We do not allow the FreeBSD trademark to be used as part of a product or company name.

No, as long as you abide by the brand guidelines, you’re welcome to add the logo to your personal website to promote FreeBSD.

Yes, if you plan to use one or more logos as part of the title or otherwise on the cover of the book.